Shower curtain suspension device



Jan. 25, 1938. w c s 2,106,585

SHOWER CURTAIN SUSPENSION DEVICE Filed Jan. 22, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 53 2 20 6 1 14 ll Ill. I!! l LllH l-llllllHllillllllllllillllIl 'T l 6" Ila Hll lalli a 6 74 j i 74 7.5 52 75 INVENTOR GEORGE S. WEC KSTEOM ATTORNEY Jan. 25, 1938. 5,5. WECKSTRQM 2,106,585

SHOWER CURTAIN SUSPENS ION DEVICE Filed Jan. 22, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 M53. 21 b 42 3 T 1 r 3 42 67 53 g WW 370 v3'0 C 24 24 Q9 70 2 78 v 9 x @Zffai. Y 23 31 v INVENTOR GEORGE S.WECK5TEOM B 7 ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 25, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 1 Claim.

This invention relates to shower curtain suspension devices. It is particularly directed to a suspension mechanism for a pair of curtains or drapes adapted to be pulled apart or drawn together by a pull cord. An object of this invention is to provide a durable noiseless and relatively inexpensive curtain or drape suspension mechanism of the character described, which shall be easy to install, in which the rollers will be completely hidden, which shall be smooth and positive in operation, which shall be easy to manlpu-.

late and withal, practical and efficlent to a high degree.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a pair of draw curtains suspended by mechanism embodying the invention and showing the curtains drawn together;

Fig. 2 is a partial front elevational view of the structure shown in Fig. 1 with the curtains pulled,

open;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevational cross-sectional view of one end of my improved suspension mechanism;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 66 of Fig. 1.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, III designates a frame opening in which a pair of curtains II and I2 are suspended by mechanism I4 embodying the invention. The frame III has parallel side walls I5 and I6, and a top wall I1. Attached to the inner surfaces of the side walls I5 and I6 are a pair of similar, symmetrically disposed, aligned brackets |8. Each of said brackets I8 has a base portion contacting the inner surface of one of said side walls and attached thereto by screws 2 I. Extending from the base 20 of each bracket I8, is a socket portion 22, having a bottom wall 23, side walls 24 and a top wall 25. Mounted'on and between the brackets I8 is a horizontal, elongated casing 26 preferably made of sheet metal. The central portion of the casing 26 may be supported by rod 26a fixed to the top wall H as at 26b, and engaging the casing at this lower end. The ends of the casing 26 project into the socket portions of brackets I8. The casing has a top wall 21 and parallel side walls 28. Extending inwardly from the bottom ends of the side walls 28 are aligned bottom wall portions 29, from which there extends upwardly into the casing, parallel, spaced flanges 30 forming therebetween an elongated slot 3| for the purpose hereinafter appearing. The casing 26 may be attached to brackets I8 by set screws 32 as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

Attached within one end of the casing 26 and disposed adjacent the top wall 21 thereof, is a block 35 provided with three downwardly extending parallel guide walls 31 forming a pair of parallel grooves 31a, and supporting a transverse pin 38. Carried by the pin 38, and disposed within grooves 31a, are a pair of pulleys 39 and 40 for the purpose hereinafter appearing. The block 35 may be attached to the top wall 21 of the casing 26 by screws 42 or in any other suitable manner.

Within the other end of the casing 26 is a block 45 similar to the block 35 except that it has only a pair of depending walls supporting a pin on which is carried a single pulley 46. The pull cord 48 for drawing curtains I2, is an endless cord and comprises portions 50 and 5| passing over the pulleys 39, 40; portions 52 and 53 extending from portions 50, 5| and passing lengthwise throught the casing 26; andaportion 54 interconnecting the portions 52 and 53 and disposed about the pulley 46. Extending from the portions 50 and 5| which pass around the pulleys 39 and 40, are portions 51 and 58 passing downwardly through a slot 3| of casing 26 and through a slot in the bottom wall 23 of the adjacent bracket I8, the portions 51 and 58 of the pull cord being interconnected as at 60.

Attached to the cord portion 52 is a roller 6| and attached to the cord portion 53 is a roller 62. When the curtains II and I2 are drawn together, rollers 6| and 62 are in contact at the middle of the casing 26. The rollers 6| and 62 are similar in construction. Each comprises a pair of wheels 64 mounted on an interconnecting axle 65. The roller 64 and 65 contact the bottom wall portions 29 of casing 26 on opposite sides of the central longitudinal slot 3|. The axle 65 has a central portion 66 formed with a through opening 61 through which the cord portion 52 p sses. Pivoted to the portion 66 are a pair of h voks 68 adapted to be swung into gripping engagement with the cord portion 52. Fixed to the member 66 is a hook 16 extending downwardly through the slot 3| and adapted to engage within an eyelet II on one of the curtains. Roller 62 receives and grips cord portion 53. Thus one roller 6| engages one corner of the curtain l2 whereas the other roller 62 supports the adjacent corner of the curtain ll. Each of the brackets I8 is provided with a hook ll for engaging within eyelets 15 in the other corners of the curtains II and I2.

Between the rollers 6| and'62 and the outer ends of the casing 26 are a plurality 'of rollers 66 shown in detail in Fig. 6 of the drawings. Each roller comprises a pair of wheels 8| interconnected by an axle 62. The rollers 66 are disposed within the casing on opposite sides of the central slot 3|. Fixed to the central portion of the axle 82 is a hook 8| projecting through the slot 3| for engagement within an eyelet 85 in one of the curtains. The rims of the wheels 64 and 8| may be rubber or other suitable material for reducing noise during the rolling movement.

It will now be understood that upon pulling down the portion 51 of the draw cord, the rollers 6| and 62 will separate to open the curtains. Thereafter upon pulling down on the portion 58 of the draw cord, the rollers 6i and 62 will move toward each other and toward the center of the casing 26, drawing the curtains to closed position.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be madeof the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set ,i'orth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A curtain suspension device comprising a pair of socketed brackets, an elongated casing having the ends thereof received within the socket portions of said brackets, said casing having a top wall, side walls and a bottom wall formed with a central longitudinal slot; 8. pair of pulleys at one end of the casing, a single pulley at the other end of the casing, a pull cord having portions passing over the pair of pulleys. portions extending from said first portions and passing through said casing, and a portion interconnecting the last named portions and passing around the single pulley, a pair of centrally located rollers each having an axle, each axle having a member formed with an opening through which a portion of the pull cord passes, a pair of hooks pivoted to said member for gripping said cord portion, a supporting hook on each roller adapted to engage a curtain, and a plurality of rollers disposed between each of said pair of rollers and the ends of the casing, said last mentioned rollers being disposed within the casing and each having a hook projecting through said longitudinal slot for engagement with said curtains, a hook on each bracket for engagement with a curtain, each of the rollers in said casing having a pair of wheels contacting the bottom wall of said casing and disposed on opposite sides of said slot.

GEORGE S. WECKSTROM. 

